28 Vietnamese crew and 5 fishing boats captured in Thai waters

 

SONGKHLA: -- A total of 28 Vietnamese crew and five fishing boats were captured by the Thai Navy’s frigate and patrol boats for illegal fishing in the Thai waters yesterday and today.

 

All the crew were later brought to the Navy’s Second Fleet base in Songkhla yesterday and last night from Pattani and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces for detention.

 

According to the Second Fleet commander Vice Admiral Pornchai Pinthong, the Navy’s frigate “Khamronsin”  captured three Vietnamese fishing boats and detained 15 crew members after they entered the Thai territorial waters.

 

The frigate of the Second Fleet based in Songkhla was on the way back from routine patrol off Pattani coast in the southern sea when it spotted the three vessels fishing for sea cucumbers with trawl nets near Ko Losin islet, about 11 nautical miles from Pattani coast.

All were captured.

 

While escorting the boats on the way back to the Songkhla base, two fishing boats sank after being hit by high waves and water leaking into their engine rooms.

 

All 15 crew were then rescued and taken on board the frigate, accompanied by another boat to the base. They arrived at Songkhla base late last night.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/28-vietnamese-crew-and-5-fishing-boats-captured-in-thai-waters/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-10-25

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While escorting the boats on the way back to the Songkhla base, two fishing boats sank after being hit by high waves and water leaking into their engine rooms.

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Vice Admiral Pornchai said "if we had our subs, we could have sunk all five fishing boats."

 

While escorting the boats on the way back to the Songkhla base, two fishing boats sank after being hit by high waves and water leaking into their engine rooms.

High waves? Water leaking into their engine rooms?
Hmm...

The Vietnamese are parasites. 

Water leaking into engine room Yes if you take the sea bay cover off than you got just a few minutes to be afloat.

15 hours ago, Dtaw said:

The Vietnamese are parasites. 

Oh dear!